Pride and Prejudice

Chapter 61 (1)
Elizabeth soon received a reply from her aunt.As soon as she got the letter, she hurried to the grove, and sitting on a bench, she read it quietly and thoroughly; for the long letter convinced her that the answer would not be in the negative.

"Dear niece:

"Just got your letter, and I'm going to spend all morning answering it, because I don't feel I've got much room for what I'm going to tell you. I have to admit that you asked me about it and asked me I was surprised; I didn't expect the question to come from your side. But don't think I'm offended, I'm saying this to let you know that I can't imagine you asking me. Forgive me if you don't want to hear me say it. Your uncle was as surprised as I was—we both thought it was only because you were Mr. Darcy in the thing. But if If you really have nothing to do with it and know nothing about it, let me go into details. On the day I just came back from Longbourth, your uncle received an unexpected visitor. Mr. Darcy called, and conversed with him for several hours.

This had already happened upon my return; so my curiosity was not so strong then as yours is now.He came to tell Mr. Gardiner that he had found out where your sister and Mr. Wickham were, and that he had seen and talked with both of them, once with Lydia, and many times with Wickham. Second-rate.As far as I can tell, he left Derbyshire for London the day after we left, determined to find them both.He said his motive for doing so was that he believed it to have happened on his own account, that he had not exposed Wickham's misconduct in time to make it impossible for a decent girl to see her again. Fall in love with him as a confidant.He put the blame entirely on his own undeserved pride, admitting that he had not been ashamed to make Wickham's private life public before, thinking that his evil deeds would come to light. of.He therefore said that it was his duty to stand up and try to remedy the crime which his negligence had caused.

If he had another motive, I don't think that would diminish his brilliance one bit.It took him several days in the city to find them; but he was not as dazed as we were, and he had clues; and this awareness in him was another reason for his determination to follow us to London.It seemed that there lived in the city a woman called Mrs Younge, who had been Miss Darcy's governess, and had been dismissed for some fault, which he did not say.This Mrs. Younge was quite acquainted with Wickham; so that, as soon as he was in town, he went to her for news of Wickham.It took him two or three days to get what he wanted to know from her.I think she is unwilling to betray her friend easily without getting some bribes and benefits, because she knows exactly where her friend lives.Wickham They had seen Mrs Younge when they first came to London, and if she could have kept them they would have lived with her.Our good friend at last found out where they were.They live on a certain street.He saw Wickham first, then insisted on seeing Lydia.He confessed that his first intention was to persuade her to get out of her disgraceful situation, and to get her back among her friends and relatives as soon as possible, and to that end he promised to do everything in his power. Help her.Yet he found Lydia determined to remain where she was.

She didn't care about her friends, didn't want his help, let alone leave Wickham.She believed they would get married anyway, and how long it didn't really matter.Since her affections were so stubborn, he thought there was nothing left to do but to get them married as soon as possible, and from his first conversation with Wickham he could easily hear that Wickham had never over this thought.Wickham confessed that his debts had compelled him to leave the regiment; and did not hesitate to attribute Lydia's own folly for the ill consequences of this elopement.He wanted to resign from the militia at once; he had almost no plans for his future.He had to go somewhere, but he didn't know where, and he knew he was going to lose his livelihood.Mr. Darcy asked him why he didn't marry your sister right away, although Mr. Bennet is not so rich, but he can always do something for him, and marriage will save him from his present embarrassment.

But he found that Wickham, in answering his words, still hoped to go to another place to get rich and rich.However, since his current situation is like this, it is impossible for him not to be tempted by the fact that there is a first aid at the moment.They met several times and discussed many things.Wickham, of course, wanted a high price; but in the end it was reduced to a more reasonable sum.When all was settled, Mr. Darcy's next step was to inform your uncle of all this, whose first visit to Grace Street was the evening before my return.He was unable to see Mr. Gardiner, however, and on further inquiries he learned that your father still lives here, and is leaving to-morrow morning.Mr. Darcy thinks it better to talk to your uncle than to your father.He did not leave his name when he left, and the family only knew that a gentleman had been here on business.I didn't know it was him until he visited again on Saturday.At that time your father had gone, and your uncle happened to be at home, so they had a long talk.They met again on Sunday, and this time I saw him too.The matter was not fully settled until Monday; and as soon as it was settled, a messenger was sent to Longbourn.However, our guest is a bit too stubborn.This obstinacy, I suppose, Lizzy, was the real fault of his character.Many defects have been accused of him from time to time; but this alone was his real defect.

He'll have to do everything himself; though I'm sure (I don't say this out of gratitude, so I don't need to mention it) that your uncle will take it all with pleasure.They had argued with each other for a long time about this, and perhaps this man and woman did not deserve the way they were treated.In the end your uncle was obliged to back down, so that instead of being able to do anything for his niece, he would be rewarded for nothing, which was not what he wanted; and I really believe that your letter this morning has He is very glad, for this explanation, at your request, will strip him of his beautiful borrowed feathers, and return them to their rightful owner.But, Lizzy, this must be known only to you, or at best to Jane.I think you are also very clear about how much effort you need to do for that pair of men and women.Mr. Darcy, I believe, paid him a debt amounting to well over a thousand pounds, and gave her another thousand pounds in addition to her own money, and bought him an office.The reasons why Mr. Darcy wanted to do all this alone have been mentioned above.

(End of this chapter)